Post by flamingGalah on Aug 26, 2020 7:10:35 GMT -5
I got an an email today from Zooniverse about a potential new project they are hoping to approve. I previously helped with one of their projects in the past by transcribing scanned copies of old hand written weather records from UK mountain weather stations onto their database.
This new project is to do the same but for data from Australia, the current data they are asking for help with is from Adelaide 1848-1856, so if any of you have any spare time & want to help digitise some old weather records, here is the link:
Climate History Australia - Zooniverse
This new project is to do the same but for data from Australia, the current data they are asking for help with is from Adelaide 1848-1856, so if any of you have any spare time & want to help digitise some old weather records, here is the link:
Climate History Australia - Zooniverse
ABOUT CLIMATE HISTORY AUSTRALIA
By decoding these handwritten, historical weather journals, you’ll help to complete the picture of Australia's earliest daily weather observations across the 1800s.
Creating a continuous record of daily instrumental weather observations is highly valuable to understanding the history of Australia’s climate. Right now, there are some missing data gaps in Australia’s earliest meteorological records. Can you help us fill these gaps?
Your transcriptions will help scientists better understand Australia's natural climate variability.
Rediscovering the weather in Adelaide:
Climate History Australia’s latest research into the region showed an increase in heatwaves as well as a decrease in cold extremes and low-altitude snow since 1838. However, there’s currently one gap in the record available for Adelaide in South Australia from 1848–1856.
Recently, our team discovered 12-years worth of weather journals taken at the Adelaide Surveyor General’s Office that will provide the missing pieces of the record. But we need the help of citizen scientists to digitise these historical weather readings recorded in these old journals before they're forgotten or lost to science.
By decoding these handwritten, historical weather journals, you’ll help to complete the picture of Australia's earliest daily weather observations across the 1800s.
Creating a continuous record of daily instrumental weather observations is highly valuable to understanding the history of Australia’s climate. Right now, there are some missing data gaps in Australia’s earliest meteorological records. Can you help us fill these gaps?
Your transcriptions will help scientists better understand Australia's natural climate variability.
Rediscovering the weather in Adelaide:
Climate History Australia’s latest research into the region showed an increase in heatwaves as well as a decrease in cold extremes and low-altitude snow since 1838. However, there’s currently one gap in the record available for Adelaide in South Australia from 1848–1856.
Recently, our team discovered 12-years worth of weather journals taken at the Adelaide Surveyor General’s Office that will provide the missing pieces of the record. But we need the help of citizen scientists to digitise these historical weather readings recorded in these old journals before they're forgotten or lost to science.
